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Devon County Council has awarded a contract worth £150,000 to the Access Group for the provision of a legal case management system.

Details: 13.Jan.2022

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The contract will start on 31 May 2022 and run until 30 May 2024.

DCC Legal Services supports and advises the whole council, maintained schools, and Dartmoor and Exmoor National Park Authorities.

In its contract award notice the county council admitted that it was not yet equipped with a legal case management system, “something which is an industry standard in the vast majority of local authorities in-house legal teams and virtually all legal private practices across the country”.